Obama may be losing the faith of a famous and charismatic supporter ahead of the 2012 elections. Academy Award-winning actor Matt Damon campaigned for Obama in 2008, but he recently offered some harsh criticism of the president’s economic approach.
During the interview rounds promoting his latest film, ‘The Adjustment Bureau,’ Damon took aim at the White House’s approach to big banks. “I think he’s rolled over to Wall Street completely. The economy has huge problems. We still have all these banks that are too big to fail. They’re bigger and making more money than ever,” Damon said in an interview.
Damon also zeroed in on the Bush tax Cuts that Obama recently extended, a move which has been met with significant criticism. However, when inquired whether he would be voting Republican in 2012, Damon was emphatic. “Good God, no! I just got a 3 percent tax cut,” Damon seemed to joke. Last week, in an interview on “Piers Morgan Tonight,” Damon also criticized Obama’s educational policy.
